N.Y. Penal Law § 205.15: Escape in the first degree

§ 205.15 Escape in the first degree.

A person is guilty of escape in the first degree when:

1. Having been charged with or convicted of a felony, he escapes from

a detention facility; or

2. Having been arrested for, charged with or convicted of a class A or

class B felony, he escapes from custody; or

3. Having been adjudicated a youthful offender, which finding was

substituted for the conviction of a felony, he escapes from a detention

facility.

Escape in the first degree is a class D felony.